RE: [NFS] NFSv3 ACL status?

> > But: http://acl.bestbits.at/ seems to indicate that ACLs over 
> > NFSv3 actually works, and provides patches for 2.6.1, but I 
> > can't find any information about if this patch is really 
> > needed for modern kernels
> > (2.6.7) or modern distributions. Is this patch for the 
> > server, client or 
> > both? 
> 
> Solaris ACL support is in some kernels but not others.  i believe RHEL
> 3.0 includes Solaris ACL support for both the NFS client and server, for
> example, as an extra patch.  stock 2.4 does not.

Now I'm confused. Is "Solaris ACL support" something different than the
generic ACL patches Andreas provides?


> i believe there is a plan to include Solaris NFSv3 ACL support in the
> 2.6 client and server at some point in the near future so that everyone
> will get the same implementation, and the distributions won't have to
> add a separate patch if they need it.

That would be great. 


> the Linux NFSv4 client/server implementation is getting ACL support
> right now.  there are issues with how to map POSIX ACLs (which Linux

Currently, I'm not interested in v4 ACLs. 


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